{"id":83738,"date":"2018-10-31T14:10:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T21:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=83738"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:30:10","slug":"theater-opera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=83738","title":{"rendered":"Theater & Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Jonestown Radio”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWords Fail\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0by Abby Bradley (2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Page to the Stage:\u00a0The Other Plane<\/em><\/a>, by Sara Brody<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n

Articles on staging an opera, by Daniel Buckley
\nThe Challenge of a Jonestown Performance Piece<\/a> (2013)<\/span>
\nJonestown Opera Project Finds New Life<\/a> (2011)<\/span>
\nJonestown Project: Painting with History<\/a> (2009)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown as Greek Tragedy<\/a>, by Donna Deverell (2009)<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Temple<\/em><\/strong>, by Leigh Fondakowski<\/a>
\nJonestown Comes to Chicago Stage<\/a>, by PJ Paparelli (2013)
\nThe Experience of an Actor\u2019s Lifetime<\/a>, by Michael Morrow<\/span>
\nBuilding the Peoples Temple Family<\/a>, by Andrew Korzenik<\/span>
\nSpeaking for Those Who Cannot<\/a>, by Jo-Jo Brown<\/span>
\nPJ and the American Theater Company<\/a>, by Laura Johnston Kohl<\/span>
\nChicago Students Visit Evergreen<\/a>, by Kathy Barbour<\/span>
\nYouth Theatre Makes Peoples Temple Breathe Again<\/a>, by Garrett Lambrev<\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Performed at Napa Valley College (2011)
\nTelling the Truth<\/a>, by Jennifer King<\/span>
\nAwake My Soul<\/a>, by Cristhian Ayvar<\/span>
\nA Year Reconsidered<\/a>, by Dawn Johnson<\/span>
\nGrieving Peoples Temple, and a Daughter<\/a>, by Donald E. Lacy, Jr.<\/span>
\nYankton High School theatre club, Yankton, South Dakota
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/a><\/em>: A Student\u2019s Journey to Understanding, by Maggie Downing (2010)<\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/a><\/em> Reaches Students in South Dakota, by Terry Winter (2008)<\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/em>\u00a0Completes Chicago Run<\/a> (2008)
\nPeople\u2019s Temple<\/em> Reveals Jonestown\u2019s Diversity<\/a>, by Tim Decker<\/span>
\nAlchemy of Theater Turns Straw into Gold<\/a>, by Cheryl Graeff<\/span>
\nFrom the Road to the Stage, Jonestown Teaches<\/a>, by Editha Rosario<\/span>
\nAn Evolving People\u2019s Temple<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Laura Johnston Kohl<\/span>
\nPost-Premier Reflections and Reviews
\nThe Difficult Act of Surviving: Notes on\u00a0The People\u2019s Temple<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0by Leigh Fondakowski (2007)<\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/em> Looks Towards 2007<\/a>, by Leigh Fondakowski (2006) <\/span>
\nThe Portrayal of a Temple Member on Stage<\/a>, by Kelli Simpkins (2006)<\/span>
\nReviews of The People\u2019s Temple<\/em>, 2006<\/a><\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple <\/em> Premiere (2005)
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/em> Play Completes Bay Area, Alaska Runs; Moves to Minneapolis<\/a>,\u00a0by Leigh Fondakowski<\/span>
\nChristine Miller: A Portrayal<\/a>, by Margo Hall<\/span>
\nPeople of Jonestown Find Voice on Stage<\/a>, by Tim Carter<\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/em>: A Review<\/a>, by Laura Johnston Kohl<\/span>
\nWhat Does The People\u2019s Temple<\/em>\u00a0Do For Our Understanding of the Real Thing?<\/a>,\u00a0by Garrett Lambrev<\/span>
\nThe People\u2019s Temple<\/em>: The Audience As Participants<\/a>, by Michael Bellefountaine<\/span>
\nNot What It Seemed from the Outside<\/a>, by Barbara Storms<\/span>
\nJonestown docudrama yields no easy answers<\/a>, by Paul VanDeCarr<\/span>
\nFade to White: Scott Saul Revisits Jonestown<\/a><\/span>
\nPre-Premiere Articles
\nJonestown Play to Premiere in April<\/a> (2004)<\/span>
\nDower Theater Project Brings Jonestown to Stage in October<\/a> (2003)<\/span>
\nTheater Team Shows Complexity of Jonestown Interviews<\/a><\/span>
\nTheater Project Collects Voices of Peoples Temple<\/a> (2002)<\/span>
\nTemple Story To Go On Stage<\/a>,\u00a0by David Dower (2001)<\/span><\/p>\n

Heaven Down Here<\/strong><\/em>, by Andrew Barnes Jamieson
\nAvant-Gospel Jonestown Creation Informs Subsequent Works<\/a> (2023)
\nHeaven Down Here<\/em>\u00a0Presented before Sacred in Opera Initiative<\/a> (2017)
\nPeoples Temple Chamber Opera Performed<\/a> (2015)
\nHeaven Down Here<\/em>: Peoples Temple chamber opera<\/a> (2014)
\nHeaven Down Here<\/em>: Experimental\/gospel chamber opera based on Peoples Temple worship<\/a> (2013)
\nOpera to Revolve Around Temple Church Services<\/a> (2012)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

White Nights, Black Paradise<\/em><\/strong>, by Sikivu Hutchinson
\nStaging White Nights, Black Paradise<\/em>\u2019s Virtual Performance at the Museum of the African Diaspora<\/a>, by Sikivu Hutchinson (2020)
\nWhite Nights, Black Paradise<\/em>: A Meditation On Hunger<\/a>, by darlene anita scott (2020)
\nWe Deserved Better<\/a>, by Glenda Randolph Bates (2020)
\nA Superficial Interpretation of a Complex Reality<\/a>, by Eugene Smith (2020)
\nA Commitment to Understanding and Justice<\/a>, by Jordan Vilchez (2020) <\/span>
\nJim Jones\u2019 Peoples Temple examined in new play \u2018White Nights, Black Paradise\u2019<\/a>, by Wanda Sabir (2020)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown<\/em><\/strong>, a musical by Carl Kelsch
\nStudying and sharing the story of Jonestown<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nExploring ambivalence in Peoples Temple<\/a> (2011)<\/span>
\nSpending years with the story of Peoples Temple<\/a> (2010)<\/span>
\nTaking an Audience to South America, 1978<\/a> (2009)<\/span>
\nExploring Peoples Temple through theater<\/a> (2008)<\/span><\/p>\n

De Tempel<\/em> Invites You In: A Review<\/a>, by Jeffrey Krul (2023)
\nSeduction to the extreme<\/a>, by Fay van der Wal (2023) <\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown, The Opera??<\/a>, by Scott Lines, Ph.D. (2008)<\/p>\n

Combing: A Recollection of Working With Adrian Hall<\/a>, by James Reston Jr. (2023) <\/p>\n

1978<\/strong><\/em>, a play by Mohammad Shojael
\nA vague murmur of art<\/a> (2017) <\/span>
\nAn Image That Thinks<\/a> (2016) <\/span>
\nReview of Jonestown Tragedy in Iran<\/a> (2015)<\/span><\/p>\n

Christine<\/strong><\/em>, an opera by Perry Townsend
\nGetting there \u2026 The\u00a0Christine<\/em>\u00a0opera keeps growing<\/a> (2018)<\/span>
\nChristine Miller Opera Taking Shape<\/a> (2015)<\/span>
\nChristine: Voice for the Silenced<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nProfile in Courage: Christine Miller<\/a> (2009)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In My Father\u2019s House<\/em><\/strong>, a play by Ken White
\nProduction of\u00a0My Father\u2019s House\u00a0<\/em>Cancelled<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nTrue Believer or Charlatan, Committed Activist or Opportunist? Who Was the Real Mike Prokes?<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nMy Father\u2019s House\u00a0<\/a><\/em>Advances in Research, Staging (2011)<\/span>
\nMeans to an End: Thoughts on the Writing of the Stage Play,\u00a0My Father\u2019s House<\/em><\/a> (2010)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonestown: A Multimedia Chamber Opera<\/strong><\/em>, by Evan Williams
\nWords Fail: Reflections on Writing Jonestown<\/em><\/a> (2014)<\/span>
\n\u201cIn the Hands of Others\u201d<\/a> (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n

Bloodlines to Oblivion<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, by Jamal Williams (2018)
\nBloodlines<\/em>: An Unfulfilled Premise<\/a>, by Aaron Duggan (2018)<\/span>
\nBloodlines<\/em>: A Jonestown Subtext to a Family in Disarray<\/a>, by Annie Dawid (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n

An untitled theater piece on Jonestown, by Meghann Williams
\nMoving the Needle on the \u201cJonestown Piece\u201d<\/a> (2012)<\/span>
\nNearing the End of Comfort<\/a> (2010)<\/span>
\nJonestown to be Portrayed as Betrayal of Hope<\/a> (2009)<\/span><\/p>\n

Missing Pieces<\/strong><\/em>, a play by Anna Wisniewski Costello
\nMissing Pieces<\/a><\/em>: A play in hibernation (2010)<\/span>
\nMissing Pieces<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Temporarily Shelved (2006)<\/span>
\nDrama of Fictional Jonestown Survivor Nears Completion<\/a>\u00a0(2005)<\/span>
\nPlaywright Considers Life for Adolescents in Jonestown<\/a>\u00a0(2004)<\/span><\/p>\n

Slain In the Spirit<\/strong><\/em>, an opera by Susan Yankowitz
\nSlain In the Spirit<\/em>\u00a0Completed, Writers Seek Backers<\/a> (2006)
\nOpera and Novel Describe Jonestown Visionary Dream<\/a>\u00a0(2005)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Reviews of other works<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Jonestown: The Musical<\/em>: A Review<\/a>\u00a0by Norman Scott (2004)<\/p>\n

Performing Arts and Drama Notes from the jonestown report<\/em><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

2019<\/a>
\n2018<\/a>
\n2017<\/a>
\n2016<\/a>
\n2015<\/a>
\n2014<\/a>
\n2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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